Program: Certificate in Piano Pedagogy
Department of Music
College of Visual and Performing Arts

Performance. Students will demonstrate the ability to perform competently in public on a principal instrument or voice as a soloist and as a member of a major ensemble.

Music Theory. Students will demonstrate:

knowledge of musical form, structures, concepts, and terms

skill and fluency in application through analysis

ability to compose within basic musical structures

perspective regarding historical styles and structures

ability to relate the cognitive to aural perception and to aesthetic response

Aural Perception. Students will demonstrate the ability to:

read and sing melodic lines with accurate intonation

read and perform complex rhythms accurately

recognize and notate melodic, rhythmic, and harmonic patterns and progressions

Keyboard. All music majors will be able to use the keyboard as a basic tool and will demonstrate the ability to:

perform appropriate technical skills such as scales, arpeggios, etc.

play chord progression from Roman numerals

improvise

play “by ear” and from lead sheets

harmonize melodic lines

perform repertoire at the intermediate level

transpose simple pieces and lead sheets

sight read at the late elementary level

play from 4-part open score.

Technology. Students will demonstrate a basic overview of how technology serves the field of music as a whole including the following:

knowledge of computer hardware

ability to use notational software

ability to use the Internet as a resource for research.

Program Requirements

If you intend to be a professional piano studio teacher, you may earn the certificate in piano pedagogy by satisfying the requirements of IPFW (see Part 8) and the College of Visual and Performing Arts (see Part 4), completing the following courses, and earning a grade of C or better in each: